June 28, 2004

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people won't feel unsure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. As we let our own Light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

June 23, 2004

I have been swimming in a sea of fear. Realizing my true path has reduced this sea to a mud puddle.

Muppets aren't afraid of a little mud.

Truth is, I'm too tired to be afraid, and my courage is rising as a result.

Fear has been a lifelong dance partner.

My mother was afraid.

My sister is afraid.

My father is afraid.

Advertising is afraid.

America is afraid.

I am afraid.

Fear is the Freberg credo.

Time for a new one.

I have spent a lifetime running from my fear. It always wins the race.

I think a kinder, gentler approach may be to turn and face it head on with open arms.

To love it as is.

Radical self acceptance rocks.

If fear is False Evidence Appearing Real, then the greatest enemy of fear is the precious present.

Here and now.

Nothing to fear.

Perfectly safe.

"That mind of fearfulness
should be put in the cradle of loving-kindness
And suckled with the profound and brilliant milk
of eternal doubtlessness.

In the cool shade of fearlessness,
Fan it with the fan of joy and happiness.
When it grows older,
With various displays of phenomena,
Lead it to the self existing playground.
When it grows older still,
In order to promote the primordial confidence,
Lead it to the archery range of warriors.
When it grows older still,
To awaken primordial self-nature,
Let it see the society of men
Which possesses beauty and dignity.
Then the fearful mind
Can change into the warriors mind,
And that eternally youthful confidence
Can expand into space without beginning or end.
At that point it sees the Great Eastern Sun."

--Chogyam Trungpa

And I thought that I had to kill my inner child in order to grow up...

How silly!

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it is as shiny as Charlie Buckets golden ticket.

June 21, 2004

“Every human life is made up of the light and the dark, the happy and the sad, the vital and the deadening. How you think about this rhythm of moods makes all the difference. Are you going to hide out in self-delusion and distracting entertainments? Are you going to become cynical or depressed? Or are you going to open your heart to a mystery that is as natural as the sun and the moon, day and night, and summer and winter?"